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Re:Bias in radiology resident selection against the obese an... by currymj on Thursday November 12, 2020 @06:56PM (#25077005)
one of Nassim Taleb's better ideas is that you should pick the worst-looking doctor you can find -- weird-looking, fat, lower-class accent, whatever -- because if they're successfully practicing medicine, they must be very skilled to make up for the unfair judgments throughout med school interviews, residency, and fellowships.
Re:Bias in radiology resident selection against the obese an... by hoka-one-one on Thursday November 12, 2020 @08:08PM (#25077600)
Or they're just on the verge of a stroke or severely under-slept while deciding where in your skull to drill. Yeah I think I'm cool with the somewhat healthy doc.
Re:Bias in radiology resident selection against the obese an... by aaron695 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @10:02PM (#25078324)
That's the first idea from Tabeb I've ever heard that makes sense.

I had to fact check and he did say it -

https://medium.com/incerto/surgeons-should-notlook-like-surg...